The numbers show that the interest in exhibiting at Conventa is now bigger than ever. Almost 80 percent of the available exhibitor stands at the trade show have already been booked. Conventa’s organizers are especially excited to welcome the first ever exhibitor from Turkey making sure hosted buyers attending the trade show truly get acquainted with the meeting industry offer of the entire region of South East Europe.
Meeting industry providers from South East Europe that intend to exhibit at Conventa don’t have a lot of time left for registration.
airberlin is entering the Baltic region by offering nonstop flights to Riga with the new codeshare partner airBaltic. airberlin adds its code on flights operated by airBaltic to the Latvian capital from several German cities: Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin.
In return, airBaltic flight guests are – for the first time – able to book a connecting airberlin flight to various German cities in combination with an airBaltic flight to Germany.
“The new codeshare partnership is another step for airberlin towards the growing markets of Eastern Europe and adds another new destination to our codeshare route network for our guests” says Paul Gregorowitsch, Chief Commercial Officer of airberlin. He adds: “We look forward to welcoming even more guests from this region on board our flights in Germany”.
With a record 467 million tourists traveling in the first half of 2012, international tourism remains firmly on track to reach one billion tourists by the end of the year. Despite concerns over the global economy, international tourism demand continues to show resilience. The number of international tourists worldwide grew by 5% between January and June 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 (22 million more).
Food plays a crucial and growing role in tourism development and can be a pillar for growth for the countries of the Silk Road, said experts meeting at the Flavours of the Silk Road: International Conference on Food, Culture and Tourism Conference in Baku, Aserbaijan.
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Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Emaytaş Turizm Gayrimenkul Yönetim Hizmetleri Sanayi ve Tic A.Ş. to open Hilton Worldwide’s first Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded property on the Asian side of Istanbul. Hilton Istanbul Kozyataği Conference Center & Spa joins a fast growing portfolio of 40 hotels across Turkey that are either currently trading or under development.
The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB), in collaboration with Tourism Victoria (TVIC), will bring 70 Asian buyers to Melbourne this week for the 2012 Asia Mega Famil and Workshop.
Combining the sixth annual MCVB Asia Roadshow and ninth Tourism Victoria Roadshow to China, the Mega Famil and Workshop will take the form of a four-night familiarisation program for 20-25 leisure agents and 30-35 MICE agents, representing eight countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and China.
